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DevTools settings let you control the behavior of both individual panels and DevTools in general.

The ![Settings.](https://developer.chrome.com/static/docs/devtools/settings/image/settings-f006b81215522.svg) **Settings** panel has several tabs described in the following sections:

- [**Preferences**](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/devtools/settings/preferences.md.txt)
- [**Workspace**](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/devtools/settings/workspace.md.txt)
- [**AI innovations**](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/devtools/settings/ai-innovations.md.txt)
- [**Experiments**](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/devtools/settings/experiments.md.txt)
- [**Ignore List**](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/devtools/ignore-list)
- [**Devices**](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/devtools/settings/devices.md.txt)
- [**Throttling**](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/devtools/settings/throttling.md.txt)
- [**Locations**](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/devtools/settings/locations.md.txt)
- [**Shortcuts**](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/devtools/settings/shortcuts.md.txt)

## Open Settings

To open ![Settings.](https://developer.chrome.com/static/docs/devtools/settings/image/settings-c983610d9dbfa.svg) **Settings**:

1. [Open DevTools](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/devtools/open.md.txt) on any page.
2. Click the ![Settings.](https://developer.chrome.com/static/docs/devtools/settings/image/settings-e13f66cad48e2.svg) **Settings** button in the action bar at the top.

   ![The Settings button in the action bar at the top of DevTools.](https://developer.chrome.com/static/docs/devtools/settings/image/the-settings-button-the-28ec605e6879a.png)

   > [!IMPORTANT]
   > **Key point:** Be careful not to confuse general DevTools settings with panel settings. DevTools settings are on the topmost action bar. ![General DevTools settings on the topmost action bar and panel settings on the panel's action bar.](https://developer.chrome.com/static/docs/devtools/settings/image/general-devtools-settings-248720a970c7e.png)

3. Alternatively, when focused in DevTools, press:

   - <kbd>?</kbd>
   - <kbd>F1</kbd> on Windows or Linux
   - <kbd>Fn</kbd> + <kbd>F1</kbd> on Mac

The **Settings** panel opens.

![The Settings panel.](https://developer.chrome.com/static/docs/devtools/settings/image/general-setting.png)

## Use the Command Menu to access settings faster

The [Command Menu](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/devtools/command-menu.md.txt) is a faster alternative to accessing many of the settings. In particular, if you remember the name of the settings or even its value but don't remember where the setting is.

To quickly change a setting:

1. [Open the Command Menu](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/devtools/command-menu.md.txt#open).
2. Start typing the setting's name or its value, select a suggested option, and press <kbd>Enter</kbd>.

For example, to set the DevTools UI language to Chinese, type `Chinese` and select an option.

![Options for a Chinese DevTools UI locale.](https://developer.chrome.com/static/docs/devtools/settings/image/options-a-chinese-devtoo-b192ebbd551a6.png)

These commands directly set the value of ![Settings.](https://developer.chrome.com/static/docs/devtools/settings/image/settings-c75529395f8d4.svg) [**Settings** \> **Preferences** \> **Appearance**](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/devtools/settings/preferences.md.txt#appearance) \> Language.